Nero 5 won't detect CD-RW drive in XP Home (SP3)

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I've recently installed Nero 5.0 on a XP Home Version 2002 (Service

Pack 3) system.

I have a (LG brand) HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8481B Drive. For some reason,

Nero 5.0 won't detect this drive at all. When I select "Choose

Recorder" from witin Nero, it only detects the Image Recorder, not the

CD-RW Drive. As a result, I cannot burn any CDs using Nero, it will

only burn images to the Hard Drive. But I do know the CD-RW burner is

working, because I can burn music files using Windows Media Player.

It's just that Nero won't detect the CD-RW drive. I'm sure that many

other people would've encountered the same/similar problems.



I was hoping someone could offer me some help here? Thanks.
 
Have you tried updating Nero 5 with updates from Nero's website?

I have got a CD that contains two update files for Nero5. Please

try Nero's website or google for: Nero551056.exe and

n551056eng.exe and it might just do the trick.



hth





Gas Bag wrote:

>

> I've recently installed Nero 5.0 on a XP Home Version 2002 (Service

> Pack 3) system.

> I have a (LG brand) HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8481B Drive. For some reason,

> Nero 5.0 won't detect this drive at all. When I select "Choose

> Recorder" from witin Nero, it only detects the Image Recorder, not the

> CD-RW Drive. As a result, I cannot burn any CDs using Nero, it will

> only burn images to the Hard Drive. But I do know the CD-RW burner is

> working, because I can burn music files using Windows Media Player.

> It's just that Nero won't detect the CD-RW drive. I'm sure that many

> other people would've encountered the same/similar problems.

>

> I was hoping someone could offer me some help here? Thanks.



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"Gas Bag" wrote in message

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> I've recently installed Nero 5.0 on a XP Home Version 2002 (Service

> Pack 3) system.

> I have a (LG brand) HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8481B Drive. For some reason,

> Nero 5.0 won't detect this drive at all. When I select "Choose

> Recorder" from witin Nero, it only detects the Image Recorder, not the

> CD-RW Drive. As a result, I cannot burn any CDs using Nero, it will

> only burn images to the Hard Drive. But I do know the CD-RW burner is

> working, because I can burn music files using Windows Media Player.

> It's just that Nero won't detect the CD-RW drive. I'm sure that many

> other people would've encountered the same/similar problems.

>

> I was hoping someone could offer me some help here? Thanks.



If it's an OEM version of Nero and didn't come with the drive that's

probably your problem. I got the retail vesion of 6 for cheap several years

ago so never had to figure out how the "adding keys" work.
 
Gas Bag wrote:

> I've recently installed Nero 5.0 on a XP Home Version 2002 (Service

> Pack 3) system.

> I have a (LG brand) HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8481B Drive. For some reason,

> Nero 5.0 won't detect this drive at all. When I select "Choose

> Recorder" from witin Nero, it only detects the Image Recorder, not the

> CD-RW Drive. As a result, I cannot burn any CDs using Nero, it will

> only burn images to the Hard Drive. But I do know the CD-RW burner is

> working, because I can burn music files using Windows Media Player.

> It's just that Nero won't detect the CD-RW drive. I'm sure that many

> other people would've encountered the same/similar problems.

>

> I was hoping someone could offer me some help here? Thanks.



Dump Nero and get a burning program that works and is less humongous.

Suggestions...

InfraRecorder

CDBurnerXP

DeepBurner

EasyBurner

ImgBurn



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....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from

LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.

Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
 
I agree.



nothing worst than

paying for new versions

of nero



when free ones are

available.



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"dadiOH" wrote in message news:u9YEpV$0KHA.4204@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Gas Bag wrote:

>> I've recently installed Nero 5.0 on a XP Home Version 2002 (Service

>> Pack 3) system.

>> I have a (LG brand) HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8481B Drive. For some reason,

>> Nero 5.0 won't detect this drive at all. When I select "Choose

>> Recorder" from witin Nero, it only detects the Image Recorder, not the

>> CD-RW Drive. As a result, I cannot burn any CDs using Nero, it will

>> only burn images to the Hard Drive. But I do know the CD-RW burner is

>> working, because I can burn music files using Windows Media Player.

>> It's just that Nero won't detect the CD-RW drive. I'm sure that many

>> other people would've encountered the same/similar problems.

>>

>> I was hoping someone could offer me some help here? Thanks.

>

> Dump Nero and get a burning program that works and is less humongous. Suggestions...

> InfraRecorder

> CDBurnerXP

> DeepBurner

> EasyBurner

> ImgBurn

>

> --

>

> dadiOH

> ____________________________

>

> dadiOH's dandies v3.06...

> ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from

> LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.

> Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

>

>

>
 
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